Oh, I think Ken is a better host, but she isn’t as terrible as this thread might indicate.
Buzzy is/was my favorite post-Alex host.
My apologies.
She exploited her rep as a big brain to sell snake oil. That and her phony cheerfulness are reason enough to dislike her, not necessarily hate her.
I agree. I can think of at least one good Jewish Jeopardy host (Buzzy Cohen) and one good female quiz show host (Meredith Vieira.) Mayim is just a bad host.
Every game show host going back to Allen Ludden and Bob Eubanks has exuded cheerfulness. But I guess they’ve all been sincere.
They were professionals, FBOFW. Mayim is a stunt host.
One host has been a professional actor, in front of cameras all their life. The other won a game show.
Which host is the stunt?
Ya know, it is possible that those of us who prefer Ken over Mayim as Jeopardy! host simply think he does a better job at it than she.
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I consider her a stunt host because, Jeopardy! made her a host for their own reasons, and ok, but it wasn’t because she was a great host.
Brutal final jeopardy today. They wanted to know the Shakespearean lovers whose names both mean blessing in Latin. The answer was off by one letter, but not really even this.
Ben Chan lost his streak writing ”Beatrice and Benedict” instead of “Beatrice and Benedick”. Harsh call. Harsher still since the former are the names used in many operas based on Much Ado About Nothing, such as Berlioz. And the former is used in some translations of the play into other languages. I think they should have considered his response more kindly, but I guess they have a system.
I agree. When she said the correct response, I thought, “That’s what he wrote! What happened?” I admit I wasn’t paying close attention, however. Now, I know.
I had to replay it a few times and still couldn’t tell the difference. I thought spelling didn’t count in FJ. He got a raw deal.
That’s where I was, and then they called it wrong.
I guess the rationale is that Benedick vs Benedict is 2 different names, not a misspelling.
Really harsh. Especially since he obviously knew the answer (and was the only one who did)
I think the rule is that misspellings are okay if they do not change the pronunciation. So “Bennedick” would probably be accepted, but “Benedict” would not. The change in pronunciation is subtle, but it’s there.
Spelling won’t count against you unless it changes the pronunciation. -dict is pronounced different from -dick.
It sucks to be the only one who actually knew it and lose because of a misspelling but that’s the way it goes.
I was way off- I guessed Toilets and Cressida.
If I were Ben I would ask to speak to the manager.
My only guess was Romeo & Juliet, but I knew that was too easy to be correct.
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Before I re-enter this discussion, I’d like to make a more proper apology to the folks I targeted with my shit-flinging exercise a few days ago.
Not for the first time, I’m mortified by what I write. And I’m very sorry.
A lot of people wouldn’t emphasize the hard k. I wouldn’t normally pronounce dict and dick any differently unless I was very focused on pronunciation. I don’t emphasize the T or K sound.
It’s unfortunate a 9 time champ is kicked off for such a error. His knowledge is undisputed. Players that skilled don’t come along that often.